Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Duplex Scanning of the Cervical Vessels 1
2 Normal Anatomy of the Aortic Arch and Carotid System 7
3 Normal Hemodynamics 25
4 Carotid System Pathology 37
5 Morphologic Aspects of the Plaque 65
6 Anatomic Variants and Congenital Abnormalities of the Extracranial Carotid
System 81
7 Interpretation of Typical Abnormal Pulses and Alteration of the Cardiac
Rhythm 95
8 Normal Vertebral Artery Hemodynamics and Pathology 107
9 Normal Internal Jugular Vein and Incompetent Valves 121
10 Artifact Facts versus Artifacts 131
Subject Index 143